Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) reaches End of Life on January 27 2014

Ubuntu announced its 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) release almost 9 monthsago, on April 25, 2013. This was the first release with our new 9month support cycle and, as such, the support period is now nearingits end and Ubuntu 13.04 will reach end of life on Monday, January27th. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer includeinformation or updated packages for Ubuntu 13.04.

The supported upgrade path from Ubuntu 13.04 is via Ubuntu 13.10.Instructions and caveats for the upgrade may be found at:

Ubuntu 13.10 continues to be actively supported with security updatesand select high-impact bug fixes. Announcements of security updatesfor Ubuntu releases are sent to the ubuntu-security-announce mailinglist, information about which may be found at:

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the mosthighly regarded Linux distributions with millions of users in homes,schools, businesses and governments around the world. Ubuntu is OpenSource software, costs nothing to download, and users are free tocustomise or alter their software in order to meet their needs.